Masamune Ultra Light Shears

This is where things get serious. In Japan they use these shears for clipping Podocarpus macrophyllus - just the soft fleshy foliage, no woody stuff whatsoever. They are extraordinarily light, both the blades and the Hinoki handles, and make a great all-day solution for very careful early summer box clipping, before the foliage has ripened. Not for hedges, hacking or any arduous jobs at all.